13 Spicy Christmas Book Club Picks You Will Want This December

Check out the list of hot and spicy Christmas rom coms for your holiday reading list.

If you want holiday books with heat, tension, and big chemistry, you will love these books. These are not simple Hallmark style stories. These Christmas romances have snow, small towns, forced proximity, and late night moments that feel risky and exciting. These Christmas books give you cozy holiday vibes, but also the kind of romance that makes you blush. If you are tired of sweet clean Christmas books, these will wake you up. This list will help you find the holiday reads that everyone will talk about next season.

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Window Shopping by Tess Bailey

Window Shopping is a Christmas romance with strong chemistry between the two main characters. The story begins when a down-on-her-luck girl flies to New York right before Christmas. She is standing in front of a famous department store window, and she gives her honest opinion to a stranger about how terrible the holiday display looks. Later she learns that the stranger is the owner of the store, and he offers her a temporary job fixing the window displays for the season. She takes the chance because she needs a new start and a new paycheck, and she is surprised when they have real connection right away. As they spend long hours working together, the attraction grows stronger and harder to ignore. She wants to stay professional and protect herself, but he makes her feel safe, wanted, and believed in.

A sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer.

Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin.
I’m standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor.

It’s a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie.
He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye.
Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot.
Now I’m working for that man, trying to ignore that he’s hot.
But as a down on her luck girl with a difficult past, I know an opportunity when I see one—and I have to make it last.

I’ll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows.
I’ll work without stopping. And when we lose the battle with temptation, I’ll try and remember I’m just window shopping.

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Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun

Kiss Her Once for Me is a cozy holiday romance with messy emotions and second chances. The main character is a young woman who feels like her life fell apart last Christmas, because she lost her dream job and also lost a woman she felt real love for. Now she is trying her best to survive financially, and she is working at a small coffee shop. A landlord offers her a shocking deal for mutual benefit, and she agrees because she needs money and stability. They pretend to be engaged, and they travel to spend Christmas with his family to make the lie look real. Then a twist arrives because the landlord’s sister turns out to be the very same woman she fell for one year ago. Now she is stuck between something safe and something real, and she must finally choose what kind of life she actually wants.

The author of The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister.

One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money.

Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real.

Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December, Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.

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A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy , Sierra Simone

A Merry Little Meet Cute is a funny and spicy holiday romance that also talks about body confidence and true self worth. The main character is a plus size adult film star who suddenly gets offered a role in a clean family Christmas movie. She has to hide her real job and act like she is only a sweet holiday actress. The love interest is a former boy band member who needs a career comeback, so a good public image is important for him too. They are not allowed to act on their attraction because of rules, contracts, and expectations. Of course the chemistry is too strong to deny. This book plays with secret identities, pressure to be perfect, and the idea of being loved when you are fully yourself.

Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone—a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with.

Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t ask for more. But when Bee’s favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee’s career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.

Forced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done. Though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. Nolan’s promised his bulldog manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he’ll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his sister and mom.

But things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he’s a member). Now Bee and Nolan are sneaking off for quickies on set, keeping their new relationship a secret from the Hope Channel’s execs. Things only get trickier when the reporter who torpedoed Nolan’s singing career comes snooping around—and takes an instant interest in mysterious newcomer Bee.

And if Bee and Nolan can’t keep their off-camera romance behind the scenes, then this merry little meet cute might end up on the cutting room floor.

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Tis the season for revenge by Morgan Elizabeth

Tis the Season for Revenge is a holiday romance that begins with heartbreak, anger, and a plan to get even. The main character is a woman who invested four years into a relationship and changed many parts of herself to please her boyfriend, because she believed she would marry him someday. Instead he breaks up with her and tells her she is not serious enough for his future. She feels humiliated and used, so she decides she will not just cry and move on. She wants payback. When she learns that his boss is handsome, powerful, and actually kind to her, she gets an idea. She tries to date the boss only to get access to the big Christmas party that her ex always talked about. What she does not expect is how real it becomes.

Abbie Keller thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she would end up with his grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger. Sure, she had to change a few things about herself to fit that mold, like dyeing her hair, dressing more conservatively, and finding golf enjoyable (honestly the most difficult of the changes), but she was sure that at the end of it all, it would be worth it.

That is, until he leaves her crying outside her apartment wearing a Halloween costume, having broken it off with her because she’s just not serious enough. She was just fun, he tells her – and now that Richard has becoming a partner at his law firm in his sights, he needs to focus on work.

So she does what every girl does when she’s broken up with: she calls her friends, gets drunk, dyes her hair, and formulates her plan for revenge. It just so happens that the universe supports her efforts and gives her the perfect match to prove to her ex that he made a huge mistake: his boss.

Abbie starts dating the founding partner of Richard’s law firm, Damien Martinez, with one thing in mind: convincing him to invite her to the huge annual Christmas party as his date.

But when the relationship starts to become something more than casual dating and Abbie sees that the tough New York lawyer has a soft side, will she be able to follow through with her plan of deceit?

Tis the Season for Revenge is a contemporary, grumpy sunshine, age-gap, Christmas romance.

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One Hot December by Tiffany Reisz

One Hot December is a holiday second-chance romance about two people who already had one amazing night together, but then everything fell apart. The main character is a woman who works as a welder and an artist. She is bold, strong, and knows what she wants. She had a very intense night with her wealthy boss, but then he acted cold and pushed her away. Now she is trying to move forward, and she wants to protect her heart. But when the holidays arrive, he returns and tries to get another chance. He wants to prove that he did not forget her and that what they felt was real. This story shows how two people with very different lifestyles can connect again. It explores trust, emotional walls, and what it means to risk your heart after you have already been hurt once..

Hard as steel…and hotter still!

Never mess with a woman who carries a blowtorch in her backpack. Welder and artist Veronica “Flash” Redding’s playful sense of evil sometimes gets the better of her. Like when her insanely handsome, wealthy, suited-up boss gave her the most sensuously wicked night of her life…then dumped her. Yep, revenge is a dish best served hot.

Only Ian Asher isn’t letting Flash get away quite so easily. He’s not ready to forget the intensity between them. The searing heat when they touch. And the deliciously demanding control Ian wields in the bedroom. Now he has only the holidays to convince Flash that they belong together…and that even the most exquisite, broken things can be welded back together.

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Mountain Santa’s Naughty List by Elena Dawne

Mountain Santa’s Naughty List is a holiday age gap romance that takes place in a small mountain town. The main character is a college girl who comes home for the holidays. She has always had a crush on her older neighbor, who plays Santa in their town every year. He has always watched out for her and protected her, so the connection already feels deep. Now she is grown, and she wants more than protection. She wants to finally act on the attraction she has always felt. He tries to control his feelings because he wants to be honorable, but the desire between them is too strong to ignore.

He’s everybody’s favorite go-nowhere f*ck-boy,

And the local golden girl has just asked him to destroy her virtue…

Mitch Landowski plays Santa in our small town every year, and when I sit on his lap, I can’t wait for him to ask me what I want.

My filthy mechanic neighbor has watched over me since tragedy struck my family, and I’ve loved him for it — but now that I’m grown and home from college for the holidays, I want him to take care of me in new ways.

I wrote a short list of “festive activities” I’d like the reputably sexy mountain man to perform on me.

It’s fairly tame — wouldn’t want to shock anyone by asking for things I really want, but it’s a good, basic list.

A nice list.

One Mitch adds another page-and-a-half of naughty suggestions to…

Before his conscience gets the better of him, and he tears it up.

Eager to learn exactly what Mitch wants to do to me, I tape that list back together, read it, and become even more desperate for him to manhandle me into all of the positions he’s doodled in the margin.

I want every item on that list.

Every. Damn. Thing.

I’ve always wanted his family to be my real family, and there’s a sure way to get that written at the bottom in Mitch’s crude handwriting — it’s even underlined — and it’s an “I’ll take care of you forever” kind of statement.

He wants to f*ck a baby into me. As many times as I’ll let him.

And I’m going to let him — because being bred by a devoted stud like Mitch …?

It’s everything I’ve dreamed of, and now that I know he wants it too…

There’s no stopping the fun we’re going to have together this Christmas.

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Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal by Meghan Quinn

Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal is a small town holiday romance with humor, chaos, and lots of awkward moments. The main character is a man who is trying to save his family’s Christmas tree farm while everything seems to be going wrong. A new girl in town arrives, and she brings bright holiday energy, but she is also connected to a competing tree farm. At first they see each other as enemies. They argue, misjudge each other, and cause drama, but the more time they spend together, the more they see each other clearly. What begins as a rivalry slowly becomes attraction. This story plays with misunderstandings and stubborn pride, but also shows how quickly opinions can change once two people really talk.

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a brand new holiday rom-com with all the humor and heat her fans adore.

Nothing says I love you like trespassing, public humiliation, and a town-wide Christmas spectacle to win your crush back.

Atlas “Max” Maxheimer did not sign up for this. One minute, he’s anxiously trying to keep his family’s Christmas tree farm from imploding. The next? He’s passed out in the snow after getting clocked by a suspiciously strong bottle of soda.

Enter Betty: new in town, full of holiday cheer, and helping her uncle open a rival tree farm next door. Max is convinced she’s out to destroy everything Evergreen Farm stands for. Betty thinks Max might be one sleigh short of a winter parade.

Cue the holiday chaos.

Between blizzards, blown reputations, wildly misguided romantic plots, and one stolen ornament with a seriously tragic backstory, this small-town war turns into something far messier―and much more delicious―than either of them expected.

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The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart

The Plight Before Christmas is a holiday romance about a woman who is not in the Christmas spirit. She is tired, heartbroken, and frustrated with her life. Her family pushes her to spend Christmas week at a cabin with extended family, and she reluctantly agrees. She expects boredom, not romance. Then she realizes her ex from years ago is also at the cabin. Seeing him brings back strong emotions from the past, including anger and unfinished business. They argue, joke, and collide with feelings they thought they buried long ago. The Christmas setting forces them to face their history instead of running from it. This story explores what happens when old love returns in a surprising place.

Clark Griswold was onto something, at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.

When Mom insisted that we all gather at my Grandparent’s ancient cabin for an old school family Christmas, I fully intended to get into the holiday spirit with the help of the three wise men, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, and Jim Beam. But those boys did absolutely nothing to offset the shock or temper the sting of seeing my EX on our doorstep the first day of our holiday soiree.

Apparently, Santa missed the memo, and this elf is pissed.

Stuck for a week with the man who obliterated my heart nearly two decades ago, I did the only thing I could do and put on my game face, thankful for the home advantage.

I knew better than to drink that last cup of eggnog.

I knew better than to get tongue tangled beneath the mistletoe with the only man to ever break my heart.

I knew better than to sleep with Satan’s wingman on the eve of the Lord’s birthday.

I could blame the nog. I could blame the deceitful light blue eyes, thick, angelic hair, and panty evaporating smirk…but mostly, I blame Eli because he always knew exactly which of my buttons to push.

I foolishly thought a family Christmas filled with nostalgia was going to turn my inner Scrooge around, but this year’s festivities went up in flames. Leave it to the ghost of my Christmas past to be the one to light the match.

Fa la la la la, la FML.

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How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is a holiday enemies-to-lovers romance set in a small, very festive town. The main character moves in to help her aunt during the season, and her new neighbor is a grumpy man who hates Christmas. She loves Christmas, and he wants to hide in silence. They get pulled into a city-wide Christmas contest, which makes their rivalry public. They must pretend to be friendly and even romantic in order to win, which makes the tension between them stronger and more complicated. This story shows how two people with opposite moods about the holiday can end up falling for each other.

A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn.

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole’s dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump’s heart has grown three sizes this season and he’s fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn’t the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee’s fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they’re attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all…

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Frigid J. Lynn , Jennifer L. Armentrout

Frigid is a winter romance about two best friends who have been secretly in love with each other for many years. They both pretend nothing is happening because they are afraid of ruining the friendship. They end up snowed in at a ski resort during a major storm, and they have no escape from their feelings. The cold weather, the shared space, and the forced time together bring every hidden emotion to the surface. While feelings grow stronger, a danger element creates extra tension and fear. This story asks if two people who have loved each other quietly can finally admit it and risk the friendship to have something deeper.

For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn’t anything new. They’d been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the ‘man’ in man-whore. He’s never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn’t want to risk their friendship by declaring her love.

Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she’s perfect and she’s everything. But the feelings he has for her, he’s always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have.

But when they’re stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor’easter, there’s nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.

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Tangled in Tinsel by Trilina Pucci

Tangled in Tinsel is a holiday romance with multiple love interests and a playful fantasy feeling. The main character is hired to help decorate for Christmas, but she finds herself surrounded by four attractive men she already knows from her dreams. They are successful, confident, and used to getting what they want. She tries to keep things professional, but each man shows interest in her, and the attraction becomes impossible to ignore. The holiday setting makes everything more intense because the season is full of closeness, warmth, and celebration.

magine being snowed in with four hot successful men.
P.S. they’ve all played the hero in too many of your naughtiest dreams.
Problem is, you work for them, and that makes them off-limits.
Except now they’re looking at you like you’re Santa’s cookies.
And they definitely want to take a bite.
Talk about making you reconsider your life choices.
These four are aiming for Santa’s naughty list, and I’m pretty sure I’m getting:
Jace
Reed
Alec
…and Cole
for Christmas.

It might’ve started as a decorating job.
But it ended Tangled in Tinsel.

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A Very Merry Mistake by Lyra Parish

A Very Merry Mistake is a holiday romance about a woman who escapes to a small town in winter and meets a kind, gentle man who is often called a cinnamon roll hero. He gives her a ride, offers her a warm place to stay, and gives her comfort she did not expect. They agree to keep things simple and casual because both are afraid of getting attached. But Christmas has a way of creating connection and emotion, and they slowly realize they want more than a temporary moment.

The sexy, cinnamon roll lumberjack offers me a ride into town, a stay at his cozy cabin, and eventually his bed—all things I can’t refuse.

After several flirty glances and heated mistletoe kisses, we create rules—no strings attached and no falling in love. Agreeing to the impossible might be my biggest mistake yet.

I visited the small town for one reason only—to prove a point to my father.
Now I’ve got a fake boyfriend.
A secret to keep hidden.
And a choice to make that will determine more than just my future.

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25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys by Elle Thorpe

25 Reasons to Hate Christmas and Cowboys is a holiday romance that mixes humor, frustration, and attraction. The main character hates Christmas because she has a long history of holiday disasters. She gets sent to a snowy small town where Christmas celebrations are very serious and intense. She meets a cowboy who loves Christmas, and he wants to show her that not every holiday must hurt. Their attraction grows as he tries to change her mind, and she slowly begins to trust the season again. The story is about healing old holiday wounds and opening your heart to something new, even when you expect disappointment.

Reason 17 – The year Nana drank too much eggnog and threw up in my Guccis.

Isabel hates Christmas. She’s got a Christmas disaster for each of her 25 years. When her boss sends her from the sun-kissed beaches of Australia to snowy small-town Wyoming, it’s just another thing to add to her ‘do not like’ list. Snow sucks. Christmas sucks. And cowboys suck most of all.

Except maybe for one…

Reason 21 – The year my workplace secret Santa bought me tampons. From the bathroom vending machine.

Johnny loves Christmas. And it only gets better when he lays eyes on a grinchy brunette with the cutest accent around. She might only be in town for a few weeks, but he’s never been one to back down from a challenge. He’s going to right every wrong on her list to make her fall in love with Christmas.

And with him.

Reason 25 – The year I fell for a sexy cowboy. Who lives on the other side of the world. What the hell do I do now?

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